I may have created a national incident today. At the Nissan Technical Center today in Japan, I saw a beautiful Nissan Skyline in the lobby. Naturally I took out my camera and started snapping pictures. Why else would a classic car be sitting on display except for me to examine it from every angle and immortalize it in photos?

Well apparently it was there to catch naughty spy photographers in action, because someone quickly came to ask me, very politely, not to take photos. Naturally I stopped (as a polite Canadian!), but not before I had captured a half dozen shots of this golden beauty:

I bowed my head and walked away sheepishly with my tail between my legs, only to discover three other classic Skylines in the upper part of the lobby. It's like they were testing me. The Skyline is a Japan-only classic that has become a legend in performance car circles. The model in the lower lobby was a 2000 GTX, and appeared to have been parked there when new. It was a spotless example of the 70's Skyline, and attracted attention from many visitors.

I didn't dare try to grab photos of the other oldies I saw, but they were just as spotless as this 2000 GTX. The streets of Japan are filled with modern cars, but every once in a while I see an oldie like this. I'll be visiting until Saturday, so hopefully I'll get to see a few other classic Japanese cars. With luck the next time there will be no photo restrictions!

Anyone else a fan of classic Japanese sports cars? Have any pics to share? Feel free to share them! Hopefully you don't have to risk your life (or visitors badge!) to get them...